Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Does anyone else get major anxiety about leaving the house? My LO hates the pram and if they wake up they will scream. So I just don’t dare to leave the house because I can’t deal with the stress of it. But then I’m getting depressed because I just don’t get out. Baby doesn’t sleep well at night at all and I just do...

I am so frustrated. My MIL has been doing too much. Every time I’m with her and my 11 month old- for example we had a christening for my son recently- she is constantly taking the baby from everyone and expressing “he only wants his grandma.” She never lets my family spend time with my son & she only lives 15 minute...

Does anyone who had a forceps birth still not feel quite right? I'm almost 10 weeks pp and if I walk/stand for too long something just feels uncomfortable I'm not sure how to describe it? Google says it can take up to 12 weeks to recover but wondering if anybody else is the same?

Starting to think I’ve gotten over emotional I just started crying because something that fit me two days ago no longer fits me .

My baby is 3 weeks old , I feel really guilty as I’ve only took her out 3 times , I’m just worried about her being cold and I also don’t feel like leaving my house. Does this matter ? Should I get up and out

I’m 20weeks pregnant and really struggling with my mental health at the moment. I work full as a manager as a homecare manager. Since finding out I was pregnant I’ve had 1 day off then 4days off 2 separate. And I want to take a week off self certify, I literally can’t take anymore. I know as a manager you can’t sack...

Has anyone had their gallbladder removed? I’m 4 weeks post op and I feel so down due to having to go toilet after eating

can I use my vibrator at 3 weeks postpartum???

Has anyone been struggling with postpartum healing? I’ve had a painful UTI already and now I’m dealing with anal fissures? And now I have another UTI… I’m a really clean person I don’t understand what’s going on… medical health professionals have been no help either.

I'm at a loss and need help.. My daughter is 4 and sooo bad. I think that's horrible to say and it's not that she's a bad kid but how she's acting is bad. She lies, hits, screams, swears, hurts our cats, she purposely tries to hit me in my hernia and her dad in the junk because she says it's funny to hurt people. W...

I had my son via c-section in 2020, and I haven't been sexually active for over 4 years. A couple of nights ago, I made an attempt and I felt really loose to the point where I felt super insecure and just stopped. I had no idea that childbirth and pregnancy can loosen up the vagina, and I didn't do any Kegel exerci...

I’m currently 7weeks PP and had a forcep assisted delivery. I had to be cut and later got a really bad infection which was treated. I’ve just tried to have sex with my partner but had to stop as it felt really tight and almost felt like it was burning. Just wanted to know is this normal 😭if so how did you go about it?

My 17 month old uses my hair as a comforter and has for the longest time but it is getting to the point where my hair is just falling out I have bald spots everywhere and I want to cry. Currently i have it up covered in a towel and we are 2 hours into a tantrum as he can’t play with it he won’t sleep and is just s...

I’m 31 weeks, 32 on Wednesday and everyday feels like it gets harder and I’m getting more and more uncomfortable. I’m getting maybe 3-4 hours of broken sleep a night as of the last week. I feel anxious and like I’m going to cry all the time. I’m definitely starting to get irritable and trying not to snap on people. ...

Postpartum is causing me to struggle. My baby is ab to be 3 weeks old , I’m a first time mom . I’m dealing with so many upset feelings . Recently I’ve had someone close to me tell me I wasn’t a good mother because I was overwhelmed by my baby crying and there was nothing I could do to soothe him . When I blocked her...

Did you have rib flare post partum and did it go away? If it did go away, when did that happen for you? Would also like to know if you had it, were you breastfeeding? My pelvic floor PT mentioned it could hang around because I’m nursing and I don’t want it to be true 😭😭😭

Since having a c-section almost 4 weeks ago, I seem to have lost the sensation of a full bladder and needing to pee. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this and has advice? I keep realising I haven’t peed all day then having to remind myself to go to the bathroom even though I don’t have the feeling of needin...

I'm prone to migraines that are caused by hormones and the postpartum period seems to be coming with a lot of them. I am on my third migraine in 2 weeks and I am struggling to keep sane when she's screaming

Hello ladies, Has anyone else experienced a purple crying like at 18 weeks. My baby never had one like that before but yesterday around 2 pm she started going crazy she was inconsolable. I tried a bottle, I tried to hold her to sleep, rocking with a pacifier, change her nappy, checking if ear infection, checking ...

I'm not pregnant and my kids are older, so it's no post partum hormones, but I cry almost everyday. I have always cried in private, but I have a friend now that is around me often and I started letting my guard down and crying in front of him. He said he's concerned that I am sad so often. I also feel concerned. I e...